also: きび
noun
Earth Sheep; 56th term of the sexagenary cycle
Used in the traditional East Asian sexagenary cycle (干支) to designate years, e.g., 1919, 1979, 2039. Primarily encountered in historical, astrological, or calendar contexts.
See also: 干支
己未の年は、十干十二支の56番目にあたる。
The year of the Earth Sheep corresponds to the 56th term of the sexagenary cycle.
彼は己未の生まれだ。
He was born in the year of the Earth Sheep.
On'yomi reading; less common in modern usage.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 己未 is one specific term within that cycle.
Combination of the celestial stem 己 (Earth) and the terrestrial branch 未 (Sheep), forming the 56th term of the traditional sexagenary cycle.